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Microsoft Teams does a great job of informing you about new messages and other activity, but it can get a bit overwhelming if you’re in lots of teams. Here’s how to turn off or customize Microsoft Teams notification. Teams will provide notifications about chats, meetings, direct messages, mentions, other people’s status, and even when someone you know joins your team. It will do this by adding a number to the Teams icon on the taskbar, making that same icon flash, playing a noise, and popping up a banner notification in the bottom-left corner of your screen....

While the wizard Windows uses to help you graphically create Scheduled Tasks is very good, the command line tool is ideal for situations such as: Manipulate tasks in batch scripts. Control and create tasks on networked machines without having to login to them. Mass create/sync task across multiple machines. Use in custom applications to communicate with the Task Scheduler instead of having to make API calls. As you can probably imagine, the SchTasks command has more options than we can cover in this article so we are going to focus on showing some examples of common task configurations and what the respective task looks like in the Task Scheduler....

Google Photos makes it easy to download single or multiple photos from your account to your devices. You can also download all your photos and videos at once using Google’s Takeout service. We’ll show you how to use these options on your desktop and mobile. Note that if you’re on desktop, you can download both individual as well as multiple photos at once. However, on mobile, you can only download one photo at a time....

By default, Microsoft Edge disables extensions in InPrivate mode to prevent unintentional privacy leaks. But sometimes you might need to use an extension while staying private. If so, it’s easy to enable and extension in private browsing mode. Here’s how. First, open Edge. In any Edge window, click the menu button (three dots) and select “Extensions.” In the Extensions tab, you will see a list of every extension you have installed, and each will have its own box....

Google Chrome is a resource-intensive browser. You might be used to closing tabs to free up RAM, but extensions run constantly in the background and take a lot of resources. Here’s how to find and disable resource-hungry Chrome extensions. Where to Find Resource-Hungry Chrome Extensions Just like your Windows or Mac computer, Chrome has its own task manager built-in. From here, you can see how many resources a tab, app, or extension is taking up....

If you want to try out a Linux distribution, you may want to do it in a virtual machine (VM) before dual-booting or completely overwriting your system. Choose a distribution and let’s run it in a VM using VirtualBox. What Is VirtualBox? VirtualBox is a program that allows you to install and run various operating systems (OS) inside your existing operating system using the concept of virtual machines. As the name suggests, a VM is a virtual computer that can run programs and operating systems....

If you are a gamer or you read gaming news at all, you will probably know of SteamOS. It is a new operating system that Valve is working on for dedicated gaming computers. The Operating system is based on Linux and has a Debian x64 architecture as its base. While this is really cool and I am personally looking forward to the day when I we can use this OS for serious gaming, it is still in the Beta development stages....

The best part of installing the Play Store on your Fire Tablet is that it doesn’t require any in-depth “hacking” like rooting or running scripts from a PC. It’s just a matter of downloading and installing a few APK files from the tablet itself, and you’ll be up and running with the Play Store just like your regular Android phone or tablet! Let’s get started. Download the Play Store Files Before we begin, make sure your Fire Tablet is from 2014 or later....

How to Join a Zoom Meeting For you to join a meeting in Zoom, the host will first have to set up the meeting. Once the host starts the session, the participants can then join. Alternatively, the host can enable an option that allows users to join before the host arrives, but the meeting will still have to be set up in advance. RELATED: How to Set Up a Zoom Meeting...

Maybe you have a cracked iPhone screen or your MacBook Pro isn’t charging properly. Whatever your issue, there’s an app for that! If you need tech support or repairs for your Apple device, it’s easy to set up a service appointment right from your iPhone. Sure, you could just grab your busted device and head down to the Apple store. But you’re going to get there, give them your name, and then wait around until an appointment becomes available....

How to Create an NFT We’ve put together this short guide on how to make an NFT in just a few steps. However, because it’s relatively brief, we’re assuming you already know some basics, like what NFTs are and how they relate to cryptocurrency. We’re also assuming that you’re aware of criticisms of and problem with NFTs. For example, as an investment, they’re incredibly volatile. Some people are making millions with crypto, but plenty of others have seen their portfolios plummet in value....

Ever since Twitter changed the default replies behavior, things have gotten out of hand. When someone hits the reply button, every single person in the thread is automatically mentioned in the tweet. The way out of this madness? Mute those threads. How to Mute Twitter Threads on the Web When you’re using the Twitter web interface and you find a slew of notifications from a single thread, here’s what you can do to mute the thread or the conversation....

If you keep up with a lot of people, your text messaging app can become overrun with conversations. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could keep some conversations permanently at the top? You can do just that on Android. Google’s own “Messages” app has a feature that allows you to pin conversations to the top of the app. You can only pin three, but then, you’ll never have to hunt for those conversations again....

Slack is the communication platform of choice for a lot of companies, but the search function is tough to sort through when you have dozens of channels. Fortunately, you can use Slack’s History feature to quickly find your most recent conversations on your desktop or web client. Slack conversations generally take place either in channels that most people can see or in direct messages (DMs) that only those in the conversation can see....

In 2020, Slack added profile pictures to the list of users in your Direct Messages. If you’re not a fan, there’s a switch that toggles DM profile pictures on or off. Here’s how to remove people’s avatars from your direct message list. Before Slack added profile pictures to the list of users in your DMs, the list just showed names and a circle that indicated whether the user was online....

Apple May Replace Your AirPods If your AirPods are still under warranty and they develop a battery problem, Apple should replace them free of charge. In the US, Apple offers a limited warranty of one year. In other jurisdictions like the EU and Australia, this warranty is extended to two years by law. You might want to try this route if you’re experiencing poor battery life, erratic charging behavior, or issues with the charging case itself....

Unpairing Your AirPods Although unpairing your AirPods from your iPhone or iPad isn’t required to reset the headphones, Apple recommends this step to remove them from your account. You can also unpair your AirPods from Android smartphones, PCs, and other devices to ensure that the earbuds act as new. These instructions are primarily for iPhone and iPad users, but the steps can be similarly replicated on whatever hardware you own....

Spotify has four Premium plans to choose from, but they’re all monthly subscriptions. The individual Premium plan costs $9.99 per month, which works out to $120 per year. We’ll show you a trick to get a cheaper annual plan. Annual subscriptions are great for services that you know you’ll use for a long time. Sadly, Spotify doesn’t offer an annual subscription. They do, however, have 12-month Premium subscription gift cards for $99....

Windows malware is still a big problem. That’s why Microsoft ships an antivirus named Microsoft Defender with Windows 10. It scans for malware in the background, but you can also perform a full-system scan with Defender. First, open the Start menu and type “Windows Security.” Click on the “Windows Security” app icon that pops up. In the sidebar, click “Virus & Threat Protection.” It’s possible to do a quick scan from here by clicking the “Quick Scan” button....

Trying to find a specific message in your huge WhatsApp chat log? There are two ways to search, so you can find what you’re looking for quickly. If you aren’t sure who the conversation was even with, you can search your entire archive from the main Chats window. Just pull down, and a search bar will appear along the top. Plug in what you want to search for and it will show up....